Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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